Gum-purifier.



C. 'I'. HAMILTON.

GUM PURIPIBR. APPLIGAT'ION FILED Imm, 1906. BBNBWBD MAY 21, 1907.

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CLARK T. HAMILTON, OF LANIER, GEORGIA.

GUM-PURIFIER.

Application filed February Z, 1906,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Serial No. 299,168. Renewed May' 21, 1907. Serial No. 374,925.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GLAnK T. HAMILTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lanier, in the county of Bryan, Sltate oi Georgia, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Gum-Purifiers', and I dohereby declare the following to be a ull, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same. I

This invention relates to purifiers and more particularly to gumpurifiers and has for its object to provide an apparatus especiallyadapted for use in the purification of so called rosin' dross resultantfrom turpentine manufacture, and which will be arranged to separate therosin from chips, sand and other foreign matter and to deliver the rosinpractically pure.

Another object is to provide a purifier which will be extremely simpleand which may be produced at low cost.y

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription. V

In the drawings forming a portion oi this specification and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,Figure 1 is la side elevation of the present invention. Fig. 2 is asectional view showing a form in which the upper grate bars are hollowand communicate with the steam chamber for the reception oi steamtherefrom.

Referring to the drawings, the present invention comprises a hollowvertical cylinder 5 in the lower end of which there is engaged \afunnel'. An outer casing 7 surrounds the cylinder 5 and is connectedtherewith by annular top and bottom walls 8 and 9 respectively to form asteam tight chamber between the cylinder and the casing, and with thischamber a steam supply pipe 10 communicates. A second steam pipe 11communi- Cates with the chamber and these pipes may be connect-Patented. July 23, 190'?.

' ed with a steam engine boiler or other source of steam to maintain thepressure within the chamber at the point of that within the boiler.Within the cylinder 5, just above the lower erid thereof, there is afine meshed screen 12, While a grating 13 iormed of crossed hollow barscommunicating with the steam iacket is located within the cylinder abovethe grating and in spaced relation thereto. A cover 14 is provided toclose the upper end of the apparatus, provided or the funnel as itsdischarge spout.-

In use, the dross is disposed within a cylinder 5 upon the grating 13where it receives heat from the steam chamber and, melting, passes tothe screen 12, the large particles of foreign matter being left upon thegrating. From the screen,the melted gum passes therethrough into thefunnel 6 and thence into receptacles disposed to receive it from thefunnel, sand and other small particles of foreign matter be'ng left uponthe grating. The funnel 6 is detachable, being connected with theremainder of the apparatus by means oi detachable fastenings 16 so thatit may be removed to .permit of cleaning the cylinder and gratings bymeans of a steam blast directed upwardly through the cylinder from ahose.

What is claimed is'.

screen.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

CLARK T. HAMILTON.

Witnesses:

Jos. W. DELK,

A. S. PRIDDY. l

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